Police Check
A Police Check is different from the registry look-ups elsewhere in this section. Rather than looking up a card someone already holds, Oho submits and obtains the check on your behalf.
Who needs it
Workers and applicants in roles that require a criminal-history check. Oho tracks worker police checks and applicant police checks separately, so a check run during recruitment is kept distinct from one run for an engaged worker.
What Oho needs
The personal details required to initiate the check. Because the check is submitted rather than looked up, there is no card number to supply — the check is initiated for a worker or an applicant.
How Oho verifies it
Oho supports both National Police Checks and International Police Checks. The check is submitted to the relevant provider, and the result comes back showing any disclosable court outcomes. Results usually come back within minutes, though they can take a little longer depending on the provider.
Reading the result
Every check resolves to one of a few outcomes, shown with a colour so it's easy to scan:
| Outcome | Colour | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| MAY_ENGAGE | Green | Valid and current — the person is cleared for the work. |
| MAY_NOT_ENGAGE | Red | Not valid — for example expired, suspended, cancelled, or no matching record. |
| REVIEW_REQUIRED | Yellow | Valid but carries conditions worth a person reviewing before relying on it. |
| IN_PROGRESS | Grey | Still being checked — some registers take a little longer to respond. |
| ERROR | Grey | The register couldn't be reached; Oho will try again. |
Oho keeps watching afterwards and updates the outcome automatically if the status changes, and the worker's profile keeps a history of every check.